San Diego used car prices: September 2026 (MTD)
76 used cars have been listed for sale in San Diego so far in September 2026, at a median asking price of $11,694. The month is not over, so these numbers will move.
That metro-wide median is up 40.0% on August 2026 ($8,350), but it mixes whatever makes, models and years happened to list each month. The model moves below compare the same model years in both months, which is the number to bid from.
No model had enough listings in the same model years in both August 2026 and September 2026 to call a price move, so we don't publish one.
Cars that sold in September 2026 took 9 days on average from first listing to sale, across 33 sales. Fastest to sell: Honda Civic (7 days, 6 sales).
Most listed: Toyota Prius (9). Winning a Toyota Prius at Copart or IAAI? Its $8,499 local median asking price is the resale ceiling to work your max bid back from, before fees, transport and reconditioning.
Listed so far in September 2026
Listings
76
LocalIQ™ median asking price
Median asking price
$11,694
Days to sell
33 sales
9 days
Most-listed models in San Diego, September 2026
"Same-year change" compares only model years with at least 3 listings in both August 2026 and September 2026, so a month that happened to list newer cars doesn't read as a price rise. It is blank when fewer than 10 listings could be compared. The raw change is shown for reference and does not control for model year.
| Model | Listings | Median asking | Same-year change | Raw change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Prius | 9 | $8,499 | — | +25.9% |
Buying at auction for the San Diego market?
These are asking prices of cars listed in San Diego, not sold prices: treat the median as a ceiling, then subtract buyer fees, tax, transport and reconditioning to get your max bid.
Method: listings first seen by CarFlipIQ in San Diego, CA during September 2026 (UTC), asking prices $1,000–$100,000, outliers removed. Days to sell = average time from first listing to sale for listings that sold in September 2026, shown only with at least 5 sales. Listing counts follow our collection coverage, so compare prices month to month, not volumes.
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